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Air Canada To Start Daily Delhi-Toronto Service
Effective October 27, 2003, Air Canada will commence its daily non-stop service between Delhi and Toronto, the only non-stop air link between India and North America. The new service will save at least three hours off traditional best routings offering travellers the convenience of early arrival times that allow for connections to many key destinations. Flights will be operated using state-of-the-art 282 seat Airbus A340 aircraft featuring Air Canada’s recently redesigned premium Executive First service. Air Canada’s schedule has been designed to ensure maximum convenience and a great choice of connecting flights to and from key Canadian, US and Indian destinations. Air Canada flight AC051 leaves Toronto at 17:15 and arrives in Delhi at 17:45 the next day with convenient connections to Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Colombo. From Delhi, AC052 leaves at 01:10 and arrives in Toronto at 06:10 the same day providing customers convenient connections on Air Canada’s extensive network throughout North America. Montreal-based Air Canada provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 150 destinations on five continents. Canada’s flag carrier is the 11th largest commercial airline in the world and serves more than 30 million customers annually with a fleet consisting of more than 300 aircraft.

Palace On Wheels Goes Online
Of course you have all heard of the famous Palace On Wheels. Rated amongst the top ten luxury trains in the world, it is one of the finest ways to travel through India. And with ‘Travelers Hub’ being appointed as the exclusive authorised Internet Sales Agent for Palace On Wheels by the Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC), this royal experience is now available at the mere click of your mouse. The easy online booking saves you the hassles of going to a travel agent and booking a ticket. The website of ‘Travelers Hub’, www.palaceonwheels.com, provides complete information on online booking, online payment options, itineraries, journey dates, rates, general information about the Palace On Wheels. In short, just about everything one needs to know about the train and the journey. ‘Travelers Hub’ is also the only agent with exclusive rights to sell Palace On Wheels throughout the world online. The company is also concentrating on creating a network of Internet travel companies for better, easier and faster travel around the world.

TCI To Launch ‘Giftcheques’
Travel Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd (TCI)will shortly be launching a unique travel product called ‘TCI Giftcheques’. It will be available at a minimum value of Rs 1,000 and can be used to buy a holiday in India or internationally or against any other travel service provided by TCI. The cheques can be purchased from any TCI office in India from the TCI Gift Counsellor who will advise the purchaser in choosing an ideal holiday best suited for the occasion, the budget and the person they wish to gift it to. The Giftcheques will be valid for one year from the issue date and are transferable. ‘TCI Giftcheques’ can be gifted to friends or family for occasions like birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, graduation day, etc. At the corporate level, ‘TCI Giftcheques’ can be used as a gesture of appreciation.